Desoldering Braid

Desoldering braid (wick) is pre-fluxed copper braid that is used to remove solder, which allows components to be replaced and excess solder (e.g. bridging) to be removed. The soldering iron is applied to the wick as it sits on the solder joint, and when both are brought up to the solder's melting point, the flux is activated and, through capilary action from the braided design, solder is drawn up the wick. Techspray wick has been a mainstay at PCB rework, repair and prototyping stations for over 30-years.

Available in static dissipative bobbins for static sensitive environments, and in two different flux types and unfluxed:

No-Clean desoldering braid - coated with proprietary flux that only leaves a slight clear residue, which does not cause dendritic grownth, corrosion and other service issues. Cleaning after using Techspray No-Clean wick is optional.